Custom gears...
Well, just one actually. Does anyone know what would be involved in making a much lower 6th gear for a motorcycle? Something that would cut engine speed in half compared to the stock 6th gear. :thumbup:
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I'd suggest trying a smaller sprocket on the rear wheel first. It's a lot easier and cheaper to change out, so you'll be able to dial in the top end a lot more quickly for lower cost.
It also has the advantage of changing all the ratios instead of just one, so there'll be less of a jump in engine speed when you need to downshift for an incline at speed. The tradeoff is that first-gear acceleration won't be as quick. |
Unfortunately the bike I had in mind is shaft driven, so I figured it'd be easier swapping out 6th than it would be to fiddle with this. And, like you said, this would hurt acceleration for all the other gears as well.
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EDIT: i would get a different bike in mind |
But it's free! FREE! ;)
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I have the same situation. 60 mph in 6th gear is a mind boggling 5000 rpm!!!! I don't want to get a higher geared setup, because it's 1st and 2nd are plenty tall to start with (wheelies are a bit tricky)
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Shaft Drive you say? Overdrive unit then ;)
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Hmm... Interesting. I have no clue how I would make one of these, but my uncle's been studying transmissions, and can make anything. Thanks for the info!
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https://www.1all.com/laycock/002f.jpg It has to remain spinning fast enough to make atleast 400 psi of oil pressure in order to operate (usually shares its oil with the tranny). A quote from elsewhere on this site regarding the Laycock De Normanville OD: Quote:
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Jesus that's big. I may be better off with a one off sixth gear... Course I don't even know if it's doable until I crack open the tranny.
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